Encapsulating

I need to go personal with this one.  When I switched the store's blog over to the Blogger format, I left the original one to the other owner to use for reviews.  She reads way more than me (mostly mystery and romance), and could use the format better.  However, she hates to write, can't seem to have any extra time, and has a hard time understanding some of the nuances of the program.  This led me to use the store's Facebook page to start my own capsule reviews as a means to get more content online.  I trend to favor fiction in the fantasy/science-fiction/horror spectrum, with the oddball mystery or weird fiction thrown in.  Before I started, I set up some guidelines to keep my act straight.  First, all titles had to be recent, no more than six months old or so, with the occasional exception.  That way, they would still be fairly recent for customers to order if they wanted to get the book.  Second, the book had to be original, at least in format.  If a book came out in hardcover, but I didn't get a chance to read until it came out in paperback, I wouldn't review it.  This include compilations and reprints of older material as well.  If it had been available for a long time, I wouldn't review it.  Third, I must have read the entire book.  The other owner has a tendency to read the start of a mystery, check out the end to see if she guessed right, and then not read any of the middle.  I don't think that is fair.  I read almost all of a book that I review, skipping only a sentence here or there if it gets a little boring, but I still scan them so I can give a fair review.  The only problem is that I frequently get many books at a time, and at others, almost none.  This causes a delay of a week or more between reading a book, and posting its review.  This has meant that I get a few details wrong.  I am sorry about that.  Still, at least it provides content, will the promise of more on the way.  Until next week, bye.